Rollup merge of #109856 - bvanjoi:fix-issue-109304, r=compiler-errors

fix(middle): emit error rather than delay bug when reaching limit

close #109304

Author: matthiaskrgr

compiler/rustc_middle/messages.ftl

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ middle_limit_invalid =
     `limit` must be a non-negative integer
     .label = {$error_str}
 
+middle_recursion_limit_reached =
+    reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `{$ty}`
+    .help = consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "{$suggested_limit}"]`
+
 middle_const_eval_non_int =
     constant evaluation of enum discriminant resulted in non-integer
 

compiler/rustc_middle/src/error.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ pub struct LimitInvalid<'a> {
     pub error_str: &'a str,
 }
 
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag(middle_recursion_limit_reached)]
+#[help]
+pub struct RecursionLimitReached<'tcx> {
+    pub ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+    pub suggested_limit: rustc_session::Limit,
+}
+
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(middle_const_eval_non_int)]
 pub struct ConstEvalNonIntError {

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_index::bit_set::GrowableBitSet;
 use rustc_index::vec::{Idx, IndexVec};
 use rustc_macros::HashStable;
-use rustc_span::{sym, DUMMY_SP};
+use rustc_session::Limit;
+use rustc_span::sym;
 use rustc_target::abi::{Integer, IntegerType, Size, TargetDataLayout};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -225,10 +226,13 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         let recursion_limit = self.recursion_limit();
         for iteration in 0.. {
             if !recursion_limit.value_within_limit(iteration) {
-                return self.ty_error_with_message(
-                    DUMMY_SP,
-                    &format!("reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for {}", ty),
-                );
+                let suggested_limit = match recursion_limit {
+                    Limit(0) => Limit(2),
+                    limit => limit * 2,
+                };
+                let reported =
+                    self.sess.emit_err(crate::error::RecursionLimitReached { ty, suggested_limit });
+                return self.ty_error(reported);
             }
             match *ty.kind() {
                 ty::Adt(def, substs) => {

tests/ui/autoref-autoderef/issue-38940.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `Bottom`
+   |
+   = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "20"]`
+
 error[E0055]: reached the recursion limit while auto-dereferencing `J`
   --> $DIR/recursion_limit_deref.rs:51:22
    |
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ LL |     let x: &Bottom = &t;
    = note: expected reference `&Bottom`
               found reference `&Top`
 
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
 
 Some errors have detailed explanations: E0055, E0308.
 For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0055`.